Empress Gongsheng

Chinese empress and Chinese woman poet in Song Dynasty. CBDB ID=0004221 (1162–1233)
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Empress Gongsheng

Summary

Empress Gongsheng is a human[1]. She was born on June 30, 1162[2]. She died on January 18, 1233[3]. She worked as a politician[4], empress consort[5], and poet[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Empress Gongsheng was born on June 30, 1162[2].
  • Empress Gongsheng died on January 18, 1233[3].
  • Among Empress Gongsheng's spouses was Emperor Ningzong of Song[8].
  • A child of Empress Gongsheng was Zhao Zeng[9].
  • A child of Empress Gongsheng was Zhao Jiong[10].
  • Empress Gongsheng held citizenship in Southern Song dynasty[11].
  • Empress Gongsheng held citizenship in Song dynasty[12].
  • Chinese was Empress Gongsheng's native language[13].
  • Empress Gongsheng is identified as part of the Han Chinese people ethnic group[14].
  • Empress Gongsheng worked as a politician[4].
  • Empress Gongsheng worked as an empress consort[5].
  • Empress Gongsheng worked as a poet[6].
  • Empress Gongsheng's field of work was poetry[15].
  • Empress Gongsheng is recorded as female[16].
  • Empress Gongsheng's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Empress Gongsheng's ancestral home is recorded as Shangyu Xian[18].
  • Empress Gongsheng's ancestral home is recorded as Guiji Xian[19].
  • Empress Gongsheng's Commons category is recorded as Empress Gongsheng Renlie of Song[20].
  • Empress Gongsheng's family name is recorded as Yang[21].
  • Empress Gongsheng's described at URL is recorded as https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/mingqing/search/details-poet.php?poetID=2165&showbio=&showanth=&showshihuaon=&language=ch[22].
  • Empress Gongsheng's relative is recorded as Yang Cishan[23].
  • Empress Gongsheng's described by source is recorded as History of Song[24].
  • Empress Gongsheng's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[25].
  • Empress Gongsheng's posthumous name is recorded as 恭聖仁烈[26].
  • Empress Gongsheng's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Chinese Culture and Heritage[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Empress Gongsheng was born on June 30, 1162[2]. She is identified as part of the Han Chinese people ethnic group[14]. Chinese was her native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], empress consort[5], and poet[6]. Empress Gongsheng's field of work was poetry[15].

Personal Life

Empress Gongsheng was married to Emperor Ningzong of Song[8]. Children include Zhao Zeng[9], 1200–1201[28], of Song dynasty[29] and Zhao Jiong[10], 1202–1202[30].

Death and Burial

Empress Gongsheng died on January 18, 1233[3].

Why It Matters

Empress Gongsheng ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] She is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Who was Empress Gongsheng married to?

Empress Gongsheng's spouses include Emperor Ningzong of Song[8].

What did Empress Gongsheng do for work?

Empress Gongsheng worked as politician[4], empress consort[5], and poet[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . shanghaimuseum.net. shanghaimuseum.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . digital.library.mcgill.ca. digital.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . digital.library.mcgill.ca. digital.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . digital.library.mcgill.ca. digital.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . digital.library.mcgill.ca. digital.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . digital.library.mcgill.ca. digital.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . digital.library.mcgill.ca. digital.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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